Midterm Answers
Points Awarded
90.00
Points Missed
0.00
Percentage
100%
1.
What is a theatre critic?
A) someone who has a very limited knowledge of the theatre
B) someone who never likes anything
C) someone who does not appreciate theatre as an art form
D) someone who observes theatre and then analyzes and comments on it
Points Earned:
2.0/2.0
Correct Answer(s):
D
2.
Which of the following is NOT an appropriate space for an off-off Broadway production?
A) church
B) warehouse
C) basement
D) none of the above
Points Earned:
2.0/2.0
Correct Answer(s):
D
3.
In the Stanislavski system, what is referred to as the way in which a performer can transform her thoughts and imagine herself in vitually any situation?
A) the inner truth
B) the given circumstances
C) the circle of attention
D) the magic "if"
Points Earned:
2.0/2.0
Correct Answer(s):
D
4.
The term for the separation between an audience and a work of art is known as:
A) excessive empathy
B) aesthetic distance
C) suspension of disbelief
D) intelligent reality
Points Earned:
2.0/2.0
Correct Answer(s):
B
5.
The idea of seeing actions lead to emotions rather than the other way around was what Stanislavski called:
A) well-trained action
B) psychophysical action
C) inspiration
D) interpretation
Points Earned:
2.0/2.0
Correct Answer(s):
B
6.
Theatre in which the audience is simply a spectator "looking in" on the action of the play is known as:
A) observed theatre
B) participatory theatre
C) experimental theatre
D) complacent theatre
Points Earned:
2.0/2.0
Correct Answer(s):
A
7.
Which of the following is NOT a realistic element or technique of theatre?
A) performers portraying people as they behave in daily life
B) pantomime
C) action is confined to real places
D) events that have happened or may happen in everyday life
Points Earned:
2.0/2.0
Correct Answer(s):
B
8.
When an actor gets a part, what is
90.00
Points Missed
0.00
Percentage
100%
1.
What is a theatre critic?
A) someone who has a very limited knowledge of the theatre
B) someone who never likes anything
C) someone who does not appreciate theatre as an art form
D) someone who observes theatre and then analyzes and comments on it
Points Earned:
2.0/2.0
Correct Answer(s):
D
2.
Which of the following is NOT an appropriate space for an off-off Broadway production?
A) church
B) warehouse
C) basement
D) none of the above
Points Earned:
2.0/2.0
Correct Answer(s):
D
3.
In the Stanislavski system, what is referred to as the way in which a performer can transform her thoughts and imagine herself in vitually any situation?
A) the inner truth
B) the given circumstances
C) the circle of attention
D) the magic "if"
Points Earned:
2.0/2.0
Correct Answer(s):
D
4.
The term for the separation between an audience and a work of art is known as:
A) excessive empathy
B) aesthetic distance
C) suspension of disbelief
D) intelligent reality
Points Earned:
2.0/2.0
Correct Answer(s):
B
5.
The idea of seeing actions lead to emotions rather than the other way around was what Stanislavski called:
A) well-trained action
B) psychophysical action
C) inspiration
D) interpretation
Points Earned:
2.0/2.0
Correct Answer(s):
B
6.
Theatre in which the audience is simply a spectator "looking in" on the action of the play is known as:
A) observed theatre
B) participatory theatre
C) experimental theatre
D) complacent theatre
Points Earned:
2.0/2.0
Correct Answer(s):
A
7.
Which of the following is NOT a realistic element or technique of theatre?
A) performers portraying people as they behave in daily life
B) pantomime
C) action is confined to real places
D) events that have happened or may happen in everyday life
Points Earned:
2.0/2.0
Correct Answer(s):
B
8.
When an actor gets a part, what is